Time for the UN, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to start decrying “Islamophobia” in Nigeria.
“Nigeria: Over 68 Christians in one state killed within two months,” by Fionn Shiner, ICN, July 19, 2022:
At least 68 Christians have been killed – with many more abducted or displaced – in the last two months in Benue State, central Nigeria.
Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, of Makurdi diocese, Benue State, sent a report to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), highlighting the scale of the problem, and slamming government inaction in the face of attacks by Islamist Fulani herdsmen.
He said: “The scale of killings, displacement and wanton destruction of property by these Fulani jihadist militia only buttresses the now revealed agenda to depopulate Christian communities in Nigeria and take over lands. Tellingly, the government in power in Nigeria at the moment continues to do nothing about these persistent attacks, save to give laughable reasons like ‘climate change’ or that some Muslims too are sometimes killed in attacks by so-called bandits.”
The bishop added: “Naturally, having to live with such a situation has been very terrible for me and my people, to say the least.”
According to the bishop, Fulani fighters disguise themselves as nomadic herdsmen and the regular raids in Benue State have caused “unbearable severe food shortages”….
The bishop added: “The situation of want has reduced many to a condition unworthy of human dignity, often relying on food rations contributed by others whose economic condition is not better off in any way.”…
He said: “For some years now I have not been able to carry out pastoral activities in parts of my diocese.”…
mortimer says
Why is the government of Nigeria not stopping this genocide? It must be complicit.
The churches of Nigeria have to appeal to foreign countries, chiefly UK and the Commonwealth to get help.
The Commonwealth countries can send police experts to train the Nigerian Federal Police in professionalism and detective work so that they can round up the jihadists and then keep them from harming others.
This is a policing matter.
mortimer says
This is what a real jihad looks like. It is being led by the mullahs behind the scenes.
Maureen Chaloner says
These communities need to ARM THEMSELVES!
somehistory says
The guy in charge of the “government” in nigeria is mozlum…a “fulani” just like the murderous hordes we have been reading about here for years. No way will he do anything to stop his buds from slaughtering their enemies.
Jesus said His disciples would be “hated by the world,” “delivered up” to “kings” to be put to death. As always, Jesus was speaking the Truth.
GreekEmpress says
We support missions in Nigeria and Sudan and receive a newsletter about once a month. Even in the mailers, where they relate the stories of Christians murdered while attending church services, they NEVER attribute it to Muslim terrorism. Even there, it appears there is a need to be politically correct and not be considered
“Islamophobic”.
somehistory says
the Bible says that “fear of man is a trap.” that’s all too apparent now, is it not?
GreekEmpress says
You have to tell me what book and verse that’s in. I reading the New Testament in the Orthodox Bible I got a while back.
somehistory says
Proverbs 29:25
GreekEmpress says
Thank you somehistory!